APPLICATION DATE FOR AUTUMN MASTERCLASSES EXTENDED TO 21 JULY

Due to popular demand, the application deadline for the Jiri Hlinka Academy Autumn Masterclasses has been extended to Friday 21 July to allow more time for students to apply during the summer vacation period. The masterclasses take place from 3 – 10 September in...

“A GRAND SLAM MATCH OF CRACK PIANISTS”

Following rave reviews in Europe, Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin continued their mammoth duo recital tour in the States performing in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and ending in Washington on Monday night. This morning’s Washington...

JAPAN’S NHKSO’S “MOST MEMORABLE SOLOIST” AWARD

The NHK Symphony Orchestra – Japan’s most famous professional orchestra – announced that Leif Ove Andsnes has been voted the Most Memorable Soloist of 2016 alongside Russian pianist Dennis Matsuev. The voting comes from the audience who particularly...

“MESMERISING PARTNERSHIP”

The Financial Times reviews Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin’s duo recital in London “Some artists achieve greatness by big competition wins, massive press campaigns, drop-dead good looks or a penchant for branding their name on everything from...

“THE IRRESISTIBLE POWER AND MOMENTUM OF A JUGGERNAUT”

The Guardian reviews Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin’s duo recital in London “A two-piano recital is a peculiar thing. It’s chamber music, but who’s playing what? On a small stage such as the Wigmore’s, with the two instruments slotted together...